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Guwahati, Dec 7 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday congratulated eminent poet Nilmoni Phukan on being awarded the 56TH Jnanpith Award.
It was a matter of great pride for the people of the state that the eminent litterateur has been awarded the country"s highest literary award, the chief minister said in a statement here.
""The poetic sensibilities of Phukan have always mesmerised the people of the state and this award will surely further elevate Assamese literature to greater heights"", he added.
Sarma wished good health to the octogenarian poet and hoped that he would continue to write more poems and further enrich Assamese literature.
The 88-year old litterateur is the third recipient of the Jnanpith Award from the north-eastern state after Birendranath Bhattacharya and Mamoni (Indira) Raisom Goswami.
A Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi awardee, Phukan had also received the Sahitya Akademi fellowship.